I calmly picked up the pen, took out a piece of manuscript paper, and unhurriedly copied the additional conditions of the contract one by one.

After writing the last word, I put down the pen and handed the manuscript to Master Hall, saying, "You can help me review it first to see if my copy is consistent with the one on the contract." ”

Master Hall didn't say much, took the manuscript paper, and carefully checked it with his extraordinary memory.

Five minutes later, he placed the paper on the table and said, "Same." ”

"That's good," I said.

Looking at his tense expression, I smiled and said, "You first extinguish the fire, ease your mood a little, and then listen to me tell you slowly, if you are reasonable, you will listen, if you are unreasonable, you can reprimand me at any time." ”

After all, Master Hall and Master Dewey are childhood sweethearts, and Master Dewey is my father-in-law, so I can't help but give this face.

Master Hall's face softened slightly, and he let out a heavy sigh, still angry.

"Give one-tenth of the total amount of adamantite and Mithril mined by Castle Vechica this year as compensation for faux pas, and award it to the Elven Empress."

Gently placing my finger next to the first item of the add-on, I glanced at Master Hall and said, "Do you think this item makes sense?" ”

"The temporary change of ownership is a faux pas, and it's okay to make some compensation, but the gift money for this compensation is a bit too big?" Master Hall said solemnly: "Pure gold, Mithril, these are rare ores in the Zephyr Continent, if they are forged into weapons and armor, how many sets of spare equipment can I have in Castle Vechic!" ”

"Yes, you're right, this compensation does look amazing, but have you noticed that in fact, there is my own plan in this passage."

Master Hall was stunned: "What do you mean?" ”

"First of all, I didn't say what the total amount of mining this year was, and I didn't even explain the estimated mining amount, secondly, I didn't decide whether to deliver it together or pay in batches, and finally, I didn't set a payment deadline, which I deliberately didn't make clear."

"Why do you do that?" Master Hall was puzzled.

"Because I'm going to borrow this to make Moonlight City owe me another favor from Castle Vicky."

"You...... Make it clear," Master Hall leaned over to me and said earnestly.

"The reason why I didn't specify the total amount is because I want to see how much Pure Gold Mithril Moonlight City needs" I said: "Remember before, the righteous father asked the Elf Empress to ask for this matter first, in fact, the righteous father did not want to fall into passivity, but wanted to understand, what Moonlight City needs now, what is missing, after that, the Empress replied, determined a direction, that is, Adamantite and Mithril." ”

"I don't know if Moonlight City needs both ores, or only one of them, it doesn't matter, I just need to know that they are missing, and that's fine."

"When the deal is completed and they ask us for Adamantite Mithril, we can give it to them little by little, so that we can test their top line, and at the same time, we can guess what they want to do according to the amount requested, which is why I didn't determine the exact amount, whether to pay in batches, and why I didn't determine the payment deadline."

Move your finger down and point on the second clause of the additional item: "To send scientific researchers to teach in Moonlight City, the dispatched personnel must be elite scientific researchers, and the number of personnel will be determined by the Castle of Vych. ”

"Master Hall" I looked up and smiled, "You must have started to get angry after seeing this, didn't you?" ”

"Hmm," Master Hall snorted heavily.

"Actually, on the surface, this article seems to be for the technological development of Moonlight City, but in fact, it is a plan to infiltrate Moonlight City."

"Infiltration plan?" Master Hall sneered: "I'm afraid that as soon as people arrive in Moonlight City, they will be monitored and protected from all directions, do you even think that our scientific researchers have the opportunity to infiltrate the high-level of Moonlight City?" ”

"It's not possible in the short term," I shook my head and said, "but in the long term, it's not necessarily." ”

Master Hall frowned, he didn't understand what I meant.

I explained, "Master Hall, you should know better than I do whether adults or children have an advantage in absorbing advanced scientific ideas. ”

"Definitely children," Master Hall said, "Although adults have strong comprehension skills, most of their thinking has become a stereotype and is difficult to change, of course, there are a small number of exceptions, they have an almost obsessive thirst for new things, this kind of adults, even more than those children can achieve when they grow up, but the proportion of such people is too small." ”

After listening to this, I nodded and said, "I have the same idea as you, because of this, I can be sure that after dozens of attempts in a row, the Fairy Empress and the Elf Empress will definitely think of this, after all, the results of wanting adults to change their mindset and learn new technology are too small to be worth wasting time, but they are definitely reluctant to stop this plan, after all, this is the starting point that can strengthen the strength of Moonlight City, and may even complete the Fairy Empress's ambitions, so even if they don't want to, Children and adolescents can only be sent to researchers for education. ”

"At the beginning, it must be like this, a person is lecturing above, and a group of guards are eyeing below, it doesn't matter, my original purpose is just to let those scientific researchers, selflessly dedicate their knowledge, and cultivate batch after batch of talents, as the years pass, Moonlight City will have more and more high-end talents taught by the goblin dwarves of Castle Vicky, if one day in the future, it may be ten years, it may be a hundred years, it may be a thousand years, it may be a thousand years, Castle Castle is declining, Moonlight City wants to take it for itself, of course, It's all just an illusion, but if it happens, how many of those high-end talents do you think will be attached to their mentors and to the Wichburg side? ”

Master Hall pondered for a moment and said, "The elves are very nostalgic, there should be a lot of them. ”

"When such a talent reaches a certain scale, it is enough to shake up political affairs" I smiled slightly and said: "At that time, I'm afraid that even if Moonlight City is powerful, I won't be in the mood to target Vicky Castle anymore." ”

"So," I paused, "my second point is not aimed at the present, but at the future." ”

Moving my finger downwards and pressing on the third article, I said: "Every year, young people are selected to come to Vicky Castle to learn advanced scientific knowledge, and the purpose of this article is similar to the previous one, the purpose is to prevent possible disasters in the future. ”

"And what about the next one?" Master Hall said, "What does the next one have to do with the future?" ”

(End of chapter)